diff --git a/src/servo/content/content_task.rs b/src/servo/content/content_task.rs
index b96f6c52ad7..67019edc29b 100644
--- a/src/servo/content/content_task.rs
+++ b/src/servo/content/content_task.rs
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ use ptr::null;
 enum ControlMsg {
     ParseMsg(Url),
     ExecuteMsg(Url),
-    Timer(~dom::bindings::window::TimerData),
+    Timer(~dom::base::TimerData),
     ExitMsg
 }
 
diff --git a/src/servo/dom/bindings/window.rs b/src/servo/dom/bindings/window.rs
index aeec2b670a9..edb81aa418a 100644
--- a/src/servo/dom/bindings/window.rs
+++ b/src/servo/dom/bindings/window.rs
@@ -23,49 +23,23 @@ extern fn alert(cx: *JSContext, argc: c_uint, vp: *jsval) -> JSBool {
     assert (argc == 1);
     // Abstract this pattern and use it in debug, too?
     let jsstr = JS_ValueToString(cx, *ptr::offset(argv, 0));
-    // Right now, just print to the console
-    io::println(#fmt("ALERT: %s", jsval_to_rust_str(cx, jsstr)));
+    
+    (*unwrap(JS_THIS_OBJECT(cx, vp))).payload.alert(jsval_to_rust_str(cx, jsstr));
+
     JS_SET_RVAL(cx, vp, JSVAL_NULL);
   }
   1_i32
 }
 
-// Holder for the various JS values associated with setTimeout
-// (ie. function value to invoke and all arguments to pass
-//      to the function when calling it)
-struct TimerData {
-    funval: jsval,
-    args: DVec<jsval>,
-}
-
-fn TimerData(argc: c_uint, argv: *jsval) -> TimerData unsafe {
-    let data = TimerData {
-        funval : *argv,
-        args : DVec(),
-    };
-
-    let mut i = 2;
-    while i < argc as uint {
-        data.args.push(*ptr::offset(argv, i));
-        i += 1;
-    };
-
-    data
-}
-
-
 extern fn setTimeout(cx: *JSContext, argc: c_uint, vp: *jsval) -> JSBool unsafe {
     let argv = JS_ARGV(cx, vp);
     assert (argc >= 2);
 
     //TODO: don't crash when passed a non-integer value for the timeout
 
-    // Post a delayed message to the per-window timer task; it will dispatch it
-    // to the relevant content handler that will deal with it.
-    std::timer::delayed_send(std::uv_global_loop::get(),
-                             RUST_JSVAL_TO_INT(*ptr::offset(argv, 1)) as uint,
-                             (*unwrap(JS_THIS_OBJECT(cx, vp))).payload.timer_chan,
-                             TimerMessage_Fire(~TimerData(argc, argv)));
+    (*unwrap(JS_THIS_OBJECT(cx, vp))).payload.setTimeout(
+        RUST_JSVAL_TO_INT(*ptr::offset(argv, 1)) as int,
+        argc, argv);
 
     JS_SET_RVAL(cx, vp, JSVAL_NULL);
     return 1;
diff --git a/src/servo/dom/node.rs b/src/servo/dom/node.rs
index b538b99edbe..0569213a611 100644
--- a/src/servo/dom/node.rs
+++ b/src/servo/dom/node.rs
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ enum NodeData = {
     kind: ~NodeKind,
 };
 
-
 /* The tree holding Nodes (read-only) */
 enum NodeTree { NodeTree }
 
@@ -176,4 +175,4 @@ impl NodeScope : tree::WriteMethods<Node> {
     fn with_tree_fields<R>(node: Node, f: fn(tree::Tree<Node>) -> R) -> R {
         self.write(node, |n| f(n.tree))
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/src/servo/dom/window.rs b/src/servo/dom/window.rs
index b98f1b5dff8..ac37628af9b 100644
--- a/src/servo/dom/window.rs
+++ b/src/servo/dom/window.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ use comm::{Port, Chan};
 use content::content_task::{ControlMsg, Timer};
 
 enum TimerControlMsg {
-    TimerMessage_Fire(~dom::bindings::window::TimerData),
+    TimerMessage_Fire(~TimerData),
     TimerMessage_Close
 }
 
@@ -14,6 +14,46 @@ struct Window {
     }
 }
 
+// Holder for the various JS values associated with setTimeout
+// (ie. function value to invoke and all arguments to pass
+//      to the function when calling it)
+struct TimerData {
+    funval: jsval,
+    args: DVec<jsval>,
+}
+
+fn TimerData(argc: libc::c_uint, argv: *jsval) -> TimerData unsafe {
+    let data = TimerData {
+        funval : *argv,
+        args : DVec(),
+    };
+
+    let mut i = 2;
+    while i < argc as uint {
+        data.args.push(*ptr::offset(argv, i));
+        i += 1;
+    };
+
+    data
+}
+
+impl Window {
+    fn alert(s: &str) {
+        // Right now, just print to the console
+        io::println(#fmt("ALERT: %s", s));
+    }
+
+    fn setTimeout(&self, timeout: int, argc: libc::c_uint, argv: *jsval) {
+        let timeout = int::max(0, timeout) as uint;
+
+        // Post a delayed message to the per-window timer task; it will dispatch it
+        // to the relevant content handler that will deal with it.
+        std::timer::delayed_send(std::uv_global_loop::get(),
+                                 timeout, self.timer_chan,
+                                 TimerMessage_Fire(~TimerData(argc, argv)));
+    }
+}
+
 fn Window(content_port: Port<ControlMsg>) -> Window {
     let content_chan = Chan(content_port);